emasculation
Stripping masculine power
Emasculation is the removal of male genitals, or more broadly, the stripping away of masculine qualities or power.
The literal sense appears in medical and veterinary contexts.
The figurative sense dominates everyday use: The budget cuts were an emasculation of the agency's enforcement powers.
To describe a man as emasculated suggests he has been weakened, humiliated, or rendered ineffectual—often by a woman or by circumstances that undermine traditional masculine authority.
Surgical sterilization of animals
- geldingCastrated male equine
- eunuchCastrated male servant
- spayingSurgical sterilization of females
- vasectomyMale sterilization surgery
orchiectomy · sterilization · desexing · capon · emasculator · surgical · testicular · impotence
Lack of strength or power
- weaknessDeficiency in force
- helplessnessLacking ability to cope
- subjugationForcing into submission
- subordinationLower position in hierarchy
disempowerment · vulnerability · inferiority · ineffectiveness · dependency · marginalization · disenfranchisement · submissiveness
Acquiring female characteristics
- manhoodAdult male status
- virilityMasculine strength and potency
- machismoExcessive masculine pride
- gender rolesExpected behaviors by sex
patriarchy · effeminacy · unmanliness · testosterone · male identity · gender norms
neutering
Surgical sterilization of animals
vasectomy · orchiectomy · sterilization · desexing · capon · emasculator · surgical · testicular · impotence · barrenness
impotence
Lack of strength or power
- weaknessDeficiency in force
- helplessnessLacking ability to cope
- subjugationForcing into submission
subordination · disempowerment · vulnerability · inferiority · ineffectiveness · dependency · marginalization · disenfranchisement · submissiveness · passivity
feminization
Acquiring female characteristics
gender roles · patriarchy · effeminacy · unmanliness · testosterone · male identity · gender norms
belittle
To make something seem unimportant
dishonor · disgrace · unmanning · debase · diminish · undermine · weaken · demoralize · subjugate · infantilize
- masculinitymanhood, machismo, manliness, alpha male, manly
- sterilizationsterilization, autoclaving, autoclave, disinfecting, sanitizing
emasculationempowerment
Gaining authority or confidence
strengthening · emboldening · invigoration · enablement · liberation
emasculationmasculinization
Development of male traits
virilization · machismo · manning up · manhood · virility